Many Thanks to Sean P. Aune at Mashable.com for this excellent compilation of FREE sports related iPhone apps:
The iPhone and iPod Touch have numerous applications for just about every hobby and desire, especially when it comes to sports apps. There are tools for tracking scores in baseball, hockey, football, and even fencing; playing fantasy sports games; and much more.
Need to know how the slopes are in Utah? Keeping track of your oxygen mix on a dive? There are hundreds of applications for sports, and the best news is we’ve gathered up over 100 FREE apps for your enjoyment!
Baseball Applications
Baseball - Baseball statistics from 1871 - 2007 are available instantly on your iPhone or iPod Touch - and you don’t need an Internet connection to access them. Look up stats by player, year or team.
Box Score Baseball - Select your favorite MLB teams and receive only their scores.
LiveSportz MLB - See live play-by-play reports of baseball games that even show you the outfield lineup and which park the teams are playing at.
Basketball Applications
Basketball Scores - Lets you see all of the recent scores for NBA games quickly and easily.
Boston Celtics - Boston fans are well-known for their love of the Celtics, and this application will keep them up-to-date on when and where their games are.
Chicago Bulls - Curious who the Bulls are playing against? Need to know if it is an away or home game? This is the app for you.
Cleveland Cavaliers - Check in on the schedule of the Cleveland NBA team, the Cavaliers.
Dallas Mavericks - The Dallas, TX NBA franchise, the Mavericks, schedule is never further away than your pocket with this app.
Denver Nuggets - Keep up with the Denver Nuggets’ schedule any time you like with this app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Houston Rockets - The entire Houston Rockets regular season schedule available at a quick glance.
iBracket - Keep your March Madness bracket handy at all times with this application that can import your brackets from sites such as Yahoo, ESPN and CBS Sports.
Los Angeles Lakers - The Lakers’ schedule is always a busy one and this application will help you keep track of it.
Miami Heat - Get a full season schedule for the Miami Heat and see if they are away or home on any given date and who they are playing.
NBA - InGameNow - Get real-time scores and updates as well as talk with other fans about the games in progress.
New Jersey Nets - The full schedule for the New Jersey Nets is available at all times via this application.
New Orleans Hornets - Keep up with all of the New Orleans Hornets’ games with this handy schedule.
New York Knicks - See the New York Knicks’ schedule at a glance to keep up with their home and away games.
Orlando Magic - Follow the entire Orlando Magic season schedule with this small application.
Pro Basketball Scores - Get all of the latest NBA scores, schedules, standings and more.
San Antonio Spurs - The Spurs schedule is at your fingertips whenever you need it with this app.
Wolves on the Go - See what’s up with the Minnesota Timberwolves by seeing news, their schedule, updates on game day and more.
College Sports Applications
Ball State University Chirper - Fans of Ball State can use their iPhones and iPod Touches to intimidate the opponents by shaking their devices to make them chirp.
Big Ten Highlights - See 3-minute highlight videos from Big Ten season and conference games within hours of the game ending. Videos are high quality and viewable over 3G or Wi-Fi, though they make it clear that you will see better viewing on Wi-Fi.
Boomer - An application for Oklahoma fans that plays Boomer Sooner, Oklahoma and the OU Chant.
Buckeye Classics DVD Trivia Game - Test your knowledge of Buckeye trivia with this application released in support of their DVD Classics.
Clemson Tigers - Listen to the Tiger Rag song and check out their schedule for the season.
College Basketball Live! - Keep up with all of the latest news, scores, schedules and blogs for your favorite college basketball teams.
College Football Live! - An easy way for fans of college football to keep up with their favorite teams, their scores, news about them, their schedules and more.
Fantell - Crowdsource your predictions for the scores of the weekly college football match ups.
GigEm - An application for the Texas A&M fans out there that plays War Hymn, Noble Men of Kyle, and Spirit of Aggieland.
Go Pokes - Oklahoma State University fans will love this application for playing the songs Ride ‘em Cowboy, The Waving Song and OSU Chant.
HookEm - University of Texas Longhorn fans can hear their favorite songs such as Texas Fight, The Yellow Rose of Texas, The Eyes of Texas and Texas Chant.
iRivalz-BYU - Vote for BYU in the Mountain West Conference, play their fight song, check voting tallies and more.
iRivalz-Utah - Utah fans can vote right from their iPhone or iPod Touch for their favorite team in the Mountain West Conference and will also play the school fight song when you tap on the logo.
Memphis Tigers - Gives Memphis Tiger fans schedules for basketball and football as well as plays the fight song.
MSU Cowbell - Mississippi State fans can now play the fight song and ring the cowbell on their gadgets as well as see updated schedules and scores.
NCAA Basketball - InGameNow - Follow all of the NCAA games, get score and game updates and chat with other fans about them.
NCAA Football Scores - Receive all of the final scores for the NCAA football games.
Volunteers - Fans of the University of Tennessee Volunteers can keep up with schedules, rosters and polls related to their favorite team.
Football Applications
BioMatch NFL - Select NFL teams and predict how you think they will play, see the match-up based on their biorhythms, and see a prediction of who will win.
EA Sports Fantasy Football Live Score Tracker - Get up-to-the-minute scores, injury reports, see the week’s matchups and everything else a serious fantasy football player needs to know.
iDraft ‘09 - Follow the pending NFL draft for the next season with constantly updated information about players.
MyFantasyLeague.com Live Score Tracker - Works with MyFantasyLeague.com to keep track of your fantasy football team and give you live score updates.
NFL - InGameNow - Get scores, analysis, updates and interact with thousands of fans via this application.
Pro Football - Keep up with all of the NFL news, real-time scores, standings and more with this handy application.
Twootball - A Twitter application dedicated to following Twitter traffic related to football games.
Golfing Applications
EEZ-READ - Place your iPhone or iPod Touch on the golfing green, and get a read on how your putt is going to break before you take that final stroke to the hole.
FindMe18 - Using GPS, FindMe18 will help you locate which of the 18,000 golf courses it lists is closest to you, give you information on the course, offer one touch dialing to call them to reserve a tee time and more.
GolfTraxx - Provides you with a scorecard for up to 4 members of a party, plus GPS positioning for various golf courses that will help you choose your shots from your current location from the hole.
Golf XG - Locate golf courses and pro shops across the world and use one touch calling to book tee times.
Gourses - Gourses gives you information on the top 100 courses in the US, lets you search them by state & name, gives you one tap access to their websites and quick dialing to call them and book a round.
iYardage - Keep track of your score, figure out your distance to the whole, add new courses and more.
myCaddie Golf Range Finder - You and other golfers can create course maps with this application and then all users can get course information such as hole distance, location of sand traps and more.
PGA Tour Tracker - Get all of the latest scores, news, leaderboards, schedules and more from the PGA tour.
Scorecard Golf - Keep track of your scores, keep records of weather conditions, make notes by course, sync with your desktop application and more.
Tee Times - Book discounted tee times at rates as much as 70% off regular rates.
WorldGourses - Look up information on the top 100 golf courses around the world, perfect if you are planning an international trip.
Hockey Applications
Anaheim Ducks - The Anaheim, CA NHL franchise, the Ducks, have a full schedule you can read through this application.
Atlanta Thrashers - Hailing from Atlanta, GA, the Thrashers are all over the USA and Canada for their season schedule, and you can now keep up with them thanks to this application.
Boston Bruins - The perfect application for fans of the Boston Bruins to keep up with their favorite team’s schedule for the season.
Buffalo Sabres - Check out Buffalo, NY’s favorite hockey team, the Sabres, schedule whenever you want.
Calgary Flames - Calgary, Alberta’s NHL franchise, the Flames, schedule is at your fingertips with this application.
Carolina Hurricanes - Carolina’s franchise NHL team, the Hurricanes, have a hectic schedule, and with this application it’s easy to keep up with it.
Chicago Blackhawks - An application dedicated to the Chicago Blackhawks so you can keep up with their schedule and game locations.
Colorado Avalanche - See when the Avalanche are playing, if it’s an away or home game, and who they are taking on.
Columbus Blue Jackets - Keep up with the schedule for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Dallas Stars - The Dallas Stars are the NHL franchise for Dallas, TX and you can keep up with their game schedule via this app.
Detroit Red Wings - With the third most wins of the Stanley Cup, a lot of fans of the Detroit Red Wings are always eager to find out the next game in their schedule.
Edmonton Oilers - The Oilers hail from Edmonton and you can use this application to keep up with their busy season schedule.
Florida Panthers - When you need to keep up with the Florida Panthers schedule, this is the application for you.
Hockey Scores - Get all of the latest NHL scores on your iPhone or iPod Touch with this application.
Los Angeles Kings - The LA Kings schedule is at your finger tips on either the iPhone or iPod Touch.
Minnesota Wild - From the northern lands of the United States, you can keep up with the Minnesota Wild and their schedule.
Montreal Canadiens - Perfect for fans who need to keep up with the schedule of the team to win the most Stanley Cups, the Montreal Canadiens, whether it be on the road or at home.
Nashville Predators - Get the full schedule for the Nashville Predators right on your favorite Apple gadget.
New Jersey Devils - If you have no clue who the New Jersey Devils are playing on a given night, this application can help keep you up-to-date with their schedule.
New York Islanders - Keep up with the New York Islanders’ schedule with this handy application.
New York Rangers - The full New York Rangers schedule is in this application, and perhaps even a pond game or two. (You know, in Mystery, Alaska)
Ottawa Senators - Ottawa, Canada’s franchise team, the Senators, full schedule can be seen here.
Philadelphia Flyers - The Philadelphia Flyers full regular season schedule is at your fingertips on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Phoenix Coyotes - Get the latest schedule information for the Phoenix Coyotes NHL team.
Pittsburgh Penguins - While there may not be many actual penguins in the city of Pittsburgh, you can still keep up with the schedule of those of the hockey playing variety.
The Hockey News - Receive live score updates on all of the NHL games.
Toronto Maple Leafs - The Toronto Maple Leafs have the second most Stanley Cup wins in the history of the NHL, and now you can see their complete regular season schedule any time you want.
Vancouver Canucks -The Canadian Vancouver Canucks schedule is easily accessible in this application.
Washington Capitals - The United States capital city of Washington D.C. has its own hockey team and you can keep up with their schedule via this application.
Skiing & Snowboarding Applications
Colorado Snow Report - Get the latest information on the amount of snowfall at skiing resorts around Colorado.
Snow Motion: Tahoe - Challenge yourself against other people making runs on Tahoe slopes and see new records in real-time.
SnowValley - Get the latest powder reports for over 1200 resorts in the Vail Valley.
Utah Snow Report - Get snowfall reports for 13 of the ski resorts around Utah.
We Ski - Ski Reporter - Get snowfall reports, powder conditions, number of open trails and a whole lot more for ski resorts all across North America.
Soccer Applications
Plusmo Pro Soccer Scores - Gives you all of the schedules, scores, standings, blogs and more of professional soccer teams.
Soccer - InGameNow - Follow soccer leagues from around the world, get scores, updates, interact with other fans and more.
Soccer WebApp - Count down the days to the various Champions League games.
Sports News & Scores Applications
Chicago Tribune Sports Reader - Keep up with all of the scores and latest sports news courtesy of the Chicago Tribune.
FOX Sports Mobile - Get all of the latest news on your favorite teams, current scores, schedules, league stats and more.
GetSportz - Get news, scores and updates for all of the major sports as well as some of the college leagues.
HLN Mobile - Get all the news and information on the teams of the Horizon League on the Horizon League Mobile Sports Network. Get news, interviews, stats and more.
InGameNow - Get the latest scores from leagues such as NBA, NFL, NHL, NCAA and more.
iSports - Get near real-time scores delivered to your iPhone along with the latest news and games.
ScoreMobile - Live score coverage for just about every major sport out there including college as well as pro scores.
Sportacular - Receive scores and updates on NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA and many other leagues and sports.
SportsTap - Get updates on sports leagues such as NFL, MLB, NHL and football leagues from around the world.
Miscellaneous Sporting Applications
Cricinfo Mobicast - Keep up with all of the latest cricket scores from around the world, and receive them as push updates to your iPhone or iPod Touch so you don’t have to keep updating to get them. Also features several podcasts on this popular sport.
EasyOdds - If you get confused by the odds that bookies give for various sporting events, this app will help put them into terms you may find easier to understand.
Fanball.com Fantasy News and Updates - Receive news and injury reports for fantasy players in leagues built around the NFL, MLB, NHL or NBA.
Fish Records - Check out record fish caught around the world by country, species, style of fishing and more.
iCricket - Get all of your cricket news in one location with this dedicated application with feeds for countries such as Australia, England, Pakistan, India and more.
iDeco - Keep track of your dive plans and your tank mixtures for a safer dive with this application.
Judo - The perfect application for Judo referees to keep track of time and scores.
Mixed Martial Arts - Get news about mixed martial arts events, results and interact with other fans.
MMA Torch - Covers news of mixed martial arts from the UFC, WEC, Pride, IFL and more. Even covers pay-per-view events live as they are happening, amongst other features.
OnDeck- Works with the TeamUnify Swim Team Management Platform to help swim coaches manage their swim meets.
Pro Wrestling Torch - Keep up with all of the happenings in the world of pro wrestling with a publication that has been around since 1987.
ProWrestling.net - Keep up with all of the news and results from the WWE, TNA, ROH and more.
RED! - Show either a yellow card or red card accompanied with a whistle sound. Great for soccer games or just to annoy your friends with.
ScoreCounter - A score keeping application for fencing matches.
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